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Re: JetKVM – Control any computer remotely

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Post by cjm42 »

Greed wrote: post #75

I might be missing something, but what does this do that an app like AnyDesk doesn't? Is there something inherently better about remoting in with dedicated hardware rather than using any of the free and widely available software solutions? I can see where this would make sense for low powered machines that can't easily encode video at high speeds / low latency, but I struggle to see the sense of this in a context whe…

I believe the primary use-case for devices like this is debugging "Why isn't this server rebooting?" without driving to the datacenter. Good luck figuring that out with AnyDesk or SSH.

Re: JetKVM – Control any computer remotely

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Post by layer8 »

Greed wrote: post #75

I might be missing something, but what does this do that an app like AnyDesk doesn't? Is there something inherently better about remoting in with dedicated hardware rather than using any of the free and widely available software solutions? I can see where this would make sense for low powered machines that can't easily encode video at high speeds / low latency, but I struggle to see the sense of this in a context whe…

It doesn’t require the OS on the target hardware to be running, and no other software can get in the way. It can also connect via a separate network than the one the computer is on (if any).

Re: JetKVM – Control any computer remotely

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Post by technothrasher »

RicoElectrico wrote: post #32
layer8 wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

People familiar with KVM switches have the reverse issue with the Linux kernel thing. ;) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45706866#45713054

Likewise with DRM.

Being a nerdy kid in the 80’s, I can’t see the acronym MCP without thinking, “You’re in trouble program. Why don’t you make it easy on yourself. Who’s your user?”

Re: JetKVM – Control any computer remotely

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Post by delusional »

neilv wrote: post #80

Provenance and trust are relevant for a remote KVM. But I can't find any information on their Web site about who runs the JetKVM company, not even a partial name or handle of anyone, nor even what country they are in. Which seems odd for how much this product needs to be trusted. Searching elsewhere, other than the company Web site... Crunchbase for JetKVM shows 2 people, who it says are based in Berlin, and who also…

I don't think this is nearly at the stage of "corporate customers putting into serious trust"

Buildjet (the parent company) looks to be a pretty small company with currently modest revenue[1]. I agree that the absence of people on both webpages is sort of odd. I think it make more sense for their original service (CI workers) than it does for a hardware product.

https://ariregister.rik.ee/eng/company/16075023/Buildjet-O%C...

Re: JetKVM – Control any computer remotely

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Post by btschaegg »

technothrasher wrote: post #84
RicoElectrico wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Likewise with DRM.

Being a nerdy kid in the 80’s, I can’t see the acronym MCP without thinking, “You’re in trouble program. Why don’t you make it easy on yourself. Who’s your user?”

Well that one at least has appreciable parallels :)

Letting an LLM loose on a real system without containing it in a sandbox sounds about as predictably disastrous as letting a glorified chess program run all ENCOM operations…

Re: JetKVM – Control any computer remotely

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Post by RajT88 »

This is cool. JetKVM seems really popular on my homelab groups, but I use something similar called Aurga for my personal stuff.

I don't see anyone in this thread using Aurga. It's not as good as RDP or physically being in front of the machine, but it's good enough.

Re: JetKVM – Control any computer remotely

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Post by trenchpilgrim »

neilv wrote: post #80

Provenance and trust are relevant for a remote KVM. But I can't find any information on their Web site about who runs the JetKVM company, not even a partial name or handle of anyone, nor even what country they are in. Which seems odd for how much this product needs to be trusted. Searching elsewhere, other than the company Web site... Crunchbase for JetKVM shows 2 people, who it says are based in Berlin, and who also…

I think products like JetKVM are targeting hobbyists and small outfits; corporations who aren't on a public cloud are using stuff like idrac, ilo, or dedicated rackmount KVM hardware.
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